Concept information
Preferred term
place cell
Definition(s)
- Neuron in the hippocampus that fires at a specific location when an animal is moving in the environment. Place cells have an important role in spatial memory and the construction of cognitive maps.
Broader concept(s)
Belongs to group
Bibliographic citation(s)
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• Ekstrom, A. D., Kahana, M. J., Caplan, J. B., Fields, T. A., Isham, E. A., Newman, E. L., & Fried, I. (2003). Cellular networks underlying human spatial navigation. Nature, 425(6954), Article 6954. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature01964
[Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
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• O’Keefe, J., & Dostrovsky, J. (1971). The hippocampus as a spatial map. Preliminary evidence from unit activity in the freely-moving rat. Brain Research, 34(1), 171–175. https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-8993(71)90358-1
[Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
Creator
- Frank Arnould
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-C98CQ8QN-Z
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